This section offers a deep-dive into Navy career opportunities, providing useful job descriptions with breakdowns of everything from requirements and responsibilities to prospects for advancement and educational programs related to your field of interest. Not sure what the right career path is? Our Life Ops tool asks a few questions, then helps you decide.

Most job listings will have the following sections.

Job Description

Specific Responsibilities

Work Environment

Training and Advancement

Education Opportunities

Qualifications

After the Navy

Some descriptions are more detailed than others and include video. See Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer for an example of a very detailed job listing.

In most cases, I think you’ll find enough to ensure that the Navy characters in your stories have the proper qualifications for their specialties. This site might also be good for back stories.